Dirk is...a little intense, based on what you've told me. [So yeah, he thinks it's a little too much and his tone expresses it well enough. He's been okay with John, a little awkward sometimes but okay. Knowing what he knows, and knowing a little of how Dirk feels about Dave, he can only haphazardly guess.] Jake made it sound like once Dirk focused on wanting to be friends and hang out with someone it's hard for him to disengage.

[Which. Is hard for someone like Dave who wants space. Even John knows that despite being privileged enough to falsely believe Dave wants space sometimes.] I think maybe he would do anything if he thought it would give him ground to level with you, but I also don't think he actually sees it as that because he doesn't really know you. He just knows the guy in his own timeline. [There's a pause as he wets his lips with his tongue, thoughtful for a moment as he thinks of how to explain.]

I didn't tell you about how I first met him, did I? In our own universe and whatever.